Research Firm Projects Use of NFC Mobile Wallets in U.S. to Remain Disappointing This Year

By:

Dan Balaban

NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – As Apple Pay approaches the fifth anniversary of its launch in the U.S., there is more research showing that most American consumers simply don’t see the value of tapping to pay with NFC-based payments services.

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